Netanyahu: For A Time Such As This

GOD BLESS YOU MR. NETANYAHU. There is a man in the house. To all the bastards that believe the horrors never happened. Today at the UN, New York City after Ahmadinejad spoke:


"The man who called the Holocaust a lie spoke at this podium. To those who refused to come and to those who left in protest, I commend you. You stood up for moral clarity and you brought honor to your countries. But to those who gave this Holocaust denier a hearing, I say on behalf of my people, the Jewish people, and decent people everywhere -- have you no shame? Have you no decency?"


And the following from the Washington Post:

Israeli Leader Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N.



Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 24, 2009; 8:24 PM

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 -- Brandishing Nazi orders for the extermination of the Jews, Israel's prime minister blasted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday for continuing to deny that the Holocaust occurred and rebuked U.N. delegates who politely listened to the Iranian leader's speech Wednesday, demanding, "Have you no shame?"

"Here's a copy of the minutes of the meeting of senior Nazi officials instructing the Nazi government exactly how to carry out the extermination of the Jewish people," Netanyahu said in a General Assembly speech that questioned the morality of engaging the Iranian leader. "Is this protocol a lie?"

Ahmadinejad accused Israel on Wednesday of manipulating the United States and European government in the pursuit of "racist ambitions." The remark prompted walkouts by the United States and other European and Latin American delegations.

But the Iranian leader also signaled during an interview earlier in the day with The Washington Post and Newsweek that he is willing to step up nuclear cooperation, including allowing Iranian nuclear experts to meet with scientists from the United States and its allies.

Netanyahu appealed to the U.N. delegates to stand up to Iran, saying that its government could not be trusted and that its nuclear program posed the greatest threat to democratic governments. "Will the international community stop the terrorist regime of Iran from developing atomic weapons?" he said. "Well, ladies and gentleman, the jury is still out on the U.N., and recent signs are not encouraging."

Netanyahu's speech -- which echoed some of the Bush administration's harshest criticism of the United Nations -- comes as the United States and other Security Council powers are preparing for international talks with Iran over its nuclear program in October.

It also comes as the Israeli military is facing increasing U.N. pressure to conduct investigations into alleged war crimes stemming from its winter war in the Gaza strip.

Netanyahu sharply criticized Richard Goldstone -- a former South African judge who carried out a probe for the U.N. Human Rights Council -- for issuing a "biased and unjust" report accusing Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes, and he warned that the failure of governments to denounce the report could undercut U.S.-led efforts to pursue peace in the Middle East.

"Will you stand with Israel or will you stand with the terrorists? We must know the answer to that question now," he said. "Only if we have the confidence that we can defend ourselves can we take further risks for peace."

The confrontation over Iran came during a week of exhaustive diplomatic debate at the United Nations, where Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi and President Obama both delivered their debut speeches before the General Assembly.

Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?vez, reading from his handwritten notes of Obama's speech, told the General Assembly on Thursday how moved he was by the new U.S. president's assertion that no country should dominate another, but he expressed frustration that Obama has not acted more firmly to implement that policy.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Lift the savage, murderous embargo" on Cuba, he said. "Are there two Obamas? I would like to believe the Obama I listened to yesterday."

Ch?vez had an acrimonious relationship with the Bush administration, which he has said backed plotters seeking to overthrow his government. Speaking at the United Nations three years ago, Ch?vez called then-President George W. Bush a racist, imperialist devil who smelled of sulfur.

"It doesn't smell of sulfur here anymore. It smells of hope," he said. "Obama, come over to the socialist side! Join the axis of evil, and we'll build an economy at the service of the people."

Ch?vez said Obama reminded him of president John F. Kennedy, whom he said he admired for his intelligence.

"I hope God will protect Obama from the bullets that killed Kennedy," he said